University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Sarah Maclay

By: Daleyna Abril Sarah Maclay is the recipient of the 2003 Tampa Review Prize for Poetry for her collection of poems, Whore (University of Tampa, 2004). She has also published two additional collections with the University of Tampa Press: The White Bride (2008) and Music for the Black Room (2011). Her newest collection, Nightfall Marginalia,… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Sarah Maclay

Sneak Peak: Studies in the Fantastic No. 16

Our editorial board member and regular contributor Christina Connor sat down (virtually!) for an interview with Tananarive Due, author of the 2023 World Fantasy Award-winning short story “Incident at Bear Creek Lodge” and the new hit novel The Reformatory (2023). They discussed Due’s process of becoming a horror writer, the use of fictional horror as a way to… Continue reading Sneak Peak: Studies in the Fantastic No. 16

University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with John Matthew Fox

By: Daleyna Abril John Matthew Fox is a previous Tampa Review contributor. He is the author of I Will Shout Your Name and The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments. The following interview was conducted via email. Daleyna Abril: You have been posting writing advice to Bookfox via writing courses, blog posts, and more… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with John Matthew Fox

The University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Lorraine Monteagut

Joel Lee, an author and current writing student at The University of Tampa, conducted an interview with Lorraine Monteagut, author of the Waterman Fund Essay Winner, “The Wild Self: What Is Wild to One is Home to Another,” (Appalachia: Vol. 72: No. 1, Article 15) and the book Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color (Chicago Review Press, 2021). … Continue reading The University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Lorraine Monteagut

University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Katherine Gaffney

By: Daleyna Abril Katherine Gaffney is the recipient of the 2022 Tampa Review Prize for her collection of poems, Fool in a Blue House, forthcoming in 2023. The following interview was conducted via email. DALEYNA ABRIL: The Tampa Review judges described Fool in a Blue House as “much a collection of poems as it is a process of intimate discovery—intimacy in relation… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Katherine Gaffney

University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Paul Tremblay

Our editorial board member and regular contributor Christina Connor sat down (virtually!) for an interview with Paul Tremblay (author of A Head Full of Ghosts, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, and The Cabin at the End of the World, now a major motion picture soon to be released, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, called Knock at the Cabin). They discussed… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Paul Tremblay

University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Daryl Gregory

Our editorial board member and regular contributor Christina Connor sat down (virtually!) with Daryl Gregory (author of Spoonbenders, Raising Stony MayHall, Pandemonium, We Are All Completely Fine) for an interview on his writing practice and tips for new writers. The full interview will be published in our forthcoming special issue devoted to fiction, “Tales of… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Daryl Gregory

University of Tampa Press Interviews: On Annie Palmer: An Interview with Suzanne Lynch

After the publication of our 13th edition of Studies in the Fantastic, our intern Krystal Conley interviewed Dr. Suzanne Lynch regarding her essay on Annie Palmer, also known as “The White Witch of Rosehall,” a figure of Jamaican folklore later featured in a novel by Herbert G. de Lisser. Dr. Suzanne Lynch writes about the… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: On Annie Palmer: An Interview with Suzanne Lynch

University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Michael Lavers

By: Daleyna Abril Michael Lavers is the recipient of the 2018 Tampa Review Prize for his collection of poems, After Earth. His upcoming collection, The Inextinguishable, will be published by the University of Tampa Press in 2023. The following interview was conducted via email. Daleyna Abril: Can you share a little bit about your forthcoming collection, The Inextinguishable? Michael Lavers: I’m no… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: A Conversation with Michael Lavers

University of Tampa Press Interviews: On Dune: An Interview with Kwasu Tembo

After the publication of our 13th edition of Studies in the Fantastic, our intern Krystal Conley interviewed Dr. Kwasu Tembo regarding his review of the latest cinematic adaptation of Dune. Krystal wanted to know what inspired Dr. Tembo to write this “review essay,” a new form for the journal, somewhat between an informal opinion review and a formal research article.   The… Continue reading University of Tampa Press Interviews: On Dune: An Interview with Kwasu Tembo